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Prom 51 (part 1): Free Prom - Dvorak, Grieg, Bax and Bill Whelan

大象传媒 Proms 2014, Prom 51
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Ulster Orchestra/Jac van Steen. Dvorak: Slavonic Dances: in C, Op 46 No 1; in E minor, Op 72 No 2; in G minor, Op 46 No 8. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor (soloist: Zhang Zuo).

This year's Free Prom is a Bank Holiday matinee bursting with dance rhythms and colour - the perfect chance to experience the Proms for the first time.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Katie Derham

The Ulster Orchestra and Jac Van Steen live at the 大象传媒 Proms

Dvor谩k: Slavonic Dance in C major, Op. 46 No. 1
Dvor谩k: Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2
Dvor谩k: Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46 No. 8
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor

4.00pm Interval

4.20pm
Bax: Roscatha
Bill Whelan: Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite (UK premiere)

Zhang Zuo (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Jac Van Steen (conductor)

A trio of Dvor谩k's colourful, folk-inspired Slavonic Dances opens the concert and Grieg's Piano Concerto, with its lively dance-themed finale and Norwegian folk echoes, continues the mood; the soloist is 大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artist Zhang Zuo, making her Proms debut.

The concert ends in the Ulster Orchestra's Irish musical heartland with Bax's tone-poem Roscatha and Bill Whelan's new Riverdance suite - adapted from his music for the ever-popular stage show.

This Prom will be repeated on Tuesday 9th September at 2pm.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 25 Aug 2014 15:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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  • Full information about this Prom vand the rest of the 2014 season.

  • Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Rob Cowan compares the available recordings of Dvorak's first set of Slavonic Dances

Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance in C major, Op.46 no.1

    Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op.72 no.2

    Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op.46 no.8

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A minor

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces - to the Spring

    Performer: Zhang Zuo.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Aug 2014 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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